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2008 Summer Window Survey for Snowy Plovers on U.S. Pacific Coast with 2005-2008 Results For Comparison

Total Adults REGION SITE OWNER 2005 2006 2007 2008 Grays Harbor Copalis Spit State Parks 000 Conner Creek State Parks 000 Damon Point/Oyhut S. Parks, D. Nat R. F& W 50 0 0 County Total 50 0 0

Pacific Midway Beach Private, State Parks 23 25 22 12 Graveyard Shoalwater Indian Tribe 1 Leadbetter Point NWR USFWS, State Parks 9422829 South Long Beach Private 000 County Total 32 67 50 42

Washington Total 37 67 50 42

Clatsop Fort Stevens State Park (Clatsop Spit) ACOE, OPRD 0 0 Necanicum Spit OPRD 0 0 0 0 County Total 00 0 0

Tillamook Nehalem Spit OPRD 0 0 0 Bayocean Spit ACOE 0 0 0 0 Netarts Spit OPRD 0 0 0 0 Sand Lake Spit (S) USFS 0 0 0 0 Nestucca Spit OPRD 0 0 0 0 County Total 00 0 0

Lane Baker Beach/Sutton Creek USFS 0 2 0 0 Sutton Cr./Siuslaw River N Jetty USFS 0 Siuslaw River S Jetty to Siltcoos USFS Siltcoos Spits N & S USFS 11 18 16 11 County Total 11 20 16 11

Douglas Siltcoos-Tahkenitch (Dunes Overlook) USFS 9 2 19 7 Tahkenitch Spit N & S USFS 5 1 5 0 Umpqua River S Jetty to Tenmile Spit USFS 0 County Total 14 3 24 7

Coos Tenmile Spits USFS 13 15 27 24 Coos Bay N Spit BLM, ACOE 27 27 26 30 Whiskey Run to Coquill River OPRD 0 0 0 0 Bandon State Park to New River OPRD, Private, BLM 22 12 15 8 County Total 62 54 68 62

Curry New River to Floras Lake BLM, Private, County 13 14 17 25 Blacklock Point to Sixes River (C. Blanco) BLM, OPRD 0 Elk River Private 0 0 Euchre Creek to Greggs Creek OPRD, Private 0 0 Myers Creek to Pistol River OPRD, Private 0 County Total 13 14 17 25

Oregon Total 100 91 125 105

Total Unit 1 137 158 175 147

Del Norte Smith River Pivate, CDPR2 00 0 0 Lake Earl/Talawa CDFG1 00 0 0 Crescent Beach Crescent City 0 0 0 0 County Total 0 0 0 0

Humboldt North Gold Bluffs Beach USNPS, CDPR 0 0 0 0 South Gold Bluffs Beach USNPS, CDPR 0 0 0 0 Freshwater USNPS5, CDPR 00 0 0 Stone Lagoon CDPR 0 0 0 0 Dry Lagoon CDPR 0 0 0 0 Big Lagoon CDPR 3 0 0 0 Moonstone Beach County 0 0 Little River, Clam Beach North County, CDPR, Private 10 15 7 0 Clam Beach South County 12 5 2 12 Lanphere to Mad River County, Private 0 0 5 2 Gun Club to Lanphere BLM/USFWS4 00 0 0 Power Pole to Gun Club USBLM, Private 0 0 0 North Spit Humboldt Bay BLM 0 0 0 Elk River Spit City of Eureka 0 0 0 Eel River Gravel Bars County, CA State 5 10 9 4 South Spit Humboldt Bay BLM 2 4 0 0 Eel River Wildlife Area, North CDFG 0 0 0 0 Eel River Wildlife Area, South CDFG 0 5 0 0 Centerville Beach County, Private 0 3 0 0 McNult Gulch Prviate Mattole River USBLM3 00 County Total 32 42 23 18 Mendocino Usal Beach CDPR 0 0 MacKerricher SB, 10 Mile CDPR 7 0 1 0 Virgin Creek CDPR 0 0 0 0 Manchester SB, Alder & Brush Crs. CDPR 0 0 0 0 Manchester SB, Brush C. to Garcia R. CDPR 2 3 2 0 County Total 93 3 0

Total Unit 2 41 45 26 18

San Francisco Bay Alameda Baumberg/Eden Landing CDFG 91 84 162 94 Coyote Hills USFWS NWR 0 0 0 0 Dumbarton USFWS NWR 0 0 2 0 Hayward Citry of Hayward 0 0 0 1 Warm Springs USFWS NWR 23 7 0 3 Napa Napa CDFG 0 0 San Mateo Ravenswood/West Bay USFWS NWR 3 3 23 24 Santa Clara Alviso USFWS NWR 7 8 20 11

Total Unit 3 124 102 207 133

Sonoma Salmon Creek SB CDPR 5 0 0 1 Doran County Park County 0 0 0 0 County Total 50 0 1

Marin Dillon Beach Private 0 0 0 0 Kehoe Beach USNPS 7 7 9 12 North Beach USNPS 15 9 11 13 South Beach USNPS 0 0 0 0 Lighthouse Beach USNPS 0 0 0 0 Drakes Beach USNPS 0 0 0 0 Limantour Spit USNPS 0 0 0 0 Bolinas Lagoon County 0 0 0 0 County Total 22 16 20 25

San Francisco Ocean Beach County 1 0 0 0 Crissy Field GGNRA 0 County Total 10 0 0

San Mateo Pacifica SB CDPR 0 0 0 0 Pillar Point County 0 0 0 0 Half Moon Bay SB (Francis Beach) CDPR 2 1 2 1 Tunitas Creek Private 0 4 0 0 San Gregorio CDPR 0 0 0 0 Pomponio CDPR 0 0 0 0 Pescadero SB CDPR 0 0 0 0 Pigeon Point CDPR? 0 0 0 0 Gazos Creek CDPR 0 2 1 0 Ano Nuevo CDPR 0 0 0 0 County Total 27 3 1

Santa Cruz Waddell SB CDPR, Private 0 0 0 0 Scott Creek Beach County 3 4 4 2 Laguna Creek CDPR 0 0 0 0 Wilder SB CDPR 0 0 0 0 Seabright SB CDPR 0 0 Private Beaches Private 13 1 0 Sunset SB CDPR 17 9 18 7 Palm Beach CDPR 5 0 4 Pajaro Spit CDPR 48 55 52 23 County Total 68 86 75 36

Monterey Zmudowski SB CDPR 12 8 0 17 Moss Landing SB CDPR 28 20 11 20 Moss Landing Salt Ponds CDFG 30 41 21 32 Salinas SB CDPR 57 56 37 36 Salinas River North Spit CDPR 19 25 22 15 Salinas River NWR USFWS 44 36 29 23 Martin/Lone Star Areas Private 30 20 31 26 Marina SB (Reservation Rd & ) CDPR 12 26 15 17 Sand City Private 0 1 0 1 Monterey SB CDPR 0 2 0 2 Carmel River SB CDPR 0 0 0 Asilomar CDPR 0 0 0 Point Sur Beach CDPR 7 13 6 5 Little Sur Beach Private County Total 239 248 172 194

Total Unit 4 337 357 270 257

San Luis Obispo San Carpoforo Creek USFS6, CDPR 13 0 0 Sydneys Lagoon CDPR 3 2 1 0 Arroyo Laguna Creek CDPR 2 3 1 1 San Simeon State Beach CDPR 6 7 2 0 Santa Rosa Creek CDPR 0 0 0 Estero Bluffs State Beach CDPR 33 23 17 12 Toro Creek Private 0 0 0 0 Morro Strand SB CDPR 21 24 17 17 Morro Rock City Beach City of Morro Bay 0 0 0 0 Morro Bay Sandspit: State sector CDPR 181 96 84 59 Morro Bay Sandspit: City sector Private 24 24 0 11 CDPR 0 0 0 0 Oceano Dunes SVRA CDPR 92 58 46 89 ODSVRA Oso Flaco Natural Area CDPR 29 14 13 Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes NWR USFWS 25 32 7 25 Chevron (Unocal) Property Private 25 29 17 35 County Total 413 330 206 262

Santa Barbara Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Co. Park County 43 38 46 35 Mussel Rock beach Private 6 13 10 17 Paradise beach Private 9 12 12 0 Point Sal SB CDPR 0 0 0 0 Vandenberg AFB North beaches US Air Force 103 110 65 100 Vandenberg AFB Purisima Point US Air Force 0 3 2 0 Vandenberg AFB South beaches US Air Force 156 132 87 107 Jalama Beach County Park County 0 0 0 0 Gaviota State Beach CDPR 0 0 0 0 CDPR 0 0 0 0 El Capitan State Beach CDPR 0 0 0 0 Haskell's beach Private 0 0 Ellwood Beach City of Goleta 3 0 8 2 Coal Oil Pt. Reserve Univ. of Calif. 26 39 39 25 Isla Vista beach Univ. of Calif. 0 0 0 0 Campus Beach Univ. of Calif. 0 0 0 Goleta Beach County 0 0 0 West Beach City of S. Barbara 0 0 0 0 Santa Barbara Harbor Beach City of S. Barbara 1 0 0 0 East Beach City of S. Barbara 0 0 0 0 Santa Claus Lane- Carpinteria spit beaches Private 0 0 0 0 Carpinteria City Beach City of Carpinteria 0 0 0 0 CDPR 0 0 0 0 Nature Consevancy 0 0 0 Santa Rosa Island USNPS 37 19 17 5 San Miguel Island USNPS 0 0 0 County Total 384 366 286 291

Ventura San Buenaventura State Beach CDPR 0 0 3 0 McGrath State Beach CDPR 3 17 15 7 CDPR 3 7 2 5 Hollywood County Beach County of Ventura 0 0 14 15 Ormond Beach City of Oxnard, CCC, Private 21 22 27 33 Point Mugu NAS US Navy 83 79 55 60 San Nicolas Island US Navy 62 96 68 44 County Total 172 221 184 164

Total Unit 5 969 917 676 717

Los Angeles Leo Carillo Beach CDPR* 0 0 Nicolas Canyon CDPR* 0 0 R.H.Meyer State Beach (entire) CDPR* 0 0 Zuma SB CDPR* 0 0 0 Paradise Cove CDPR 0 Dan Blocker State Beach CDPR* 0 Malibu Lagoon CDPR 0 0 0 Carbon to Big Rock Beach CDPR 0 0 0 Las Tunas State Beach CDPR* 0 0 Topanga State Beach CDPR* 0 0 0 N. CDPR* 0 0 0 S.Will Rogers State Beach CDPR* 0 0 N. CDPR* 0 0 0 S.Santa Monica Beach CDPR* 0 0 N. Venice Beach CDPR* 0 0 S.Venice Beach CDPR* 0 0 Marina del Rey CDPR* 0 0 Playa del Rey CDPR* 0 0 2 N. CDPR* 0 0 0 S. Dockweiler State Beach CDPR* 0 0 0 El Segundo Beach CDPR* 0 0 0 Manhattan Beach CDPR* 0 0 0 Hermosa State Beach CDPR* 0 0 0 Redondo/Torrance Beach LA County? 0 0 Cabrillo State Beach CDPR* 0 0 Long Beach State Beach CDPR* 0 0 San Clemente Island US Navy 0 * managed by LA County County Total 00 0 2 Orange Seal Beach City of Seal Beach 0 Seal Beach NWS US Navy 0 Surfside City of Seal Beach 0 0 Sunset County 0 0 Bolsa Chica SB CDPR 0 0 Bolsa Chica ER/wetlands State Lands Comm. 66 62 36 50 Huntington City Beach City of Huntinton B. Huntington SB CDPR 0 0 0 Newport Beach City of Newport B. CDFG 0 Balboa Beach City of Newport B. 0 0 Corona Del Mar CDPR CDPR 0 Laguna Beach City of Laguna Beach Salt Creek County 0 Doheny SB CDPR 0 0 Capistrano County 0 San Clemente CitCityy CitCityy of San Clemente 0 San Clemente SB CDPR 0

County Total 66 62 36 50

San Diego San Onofre/Trestles CDPR 0 0 Camp Pendleton US Marine Corps 94 127 94 117 Oceanside City of Oceanside 0 CDFG 0 Agua Hedionda Private 0 0 Carlsbad SB CDPR 0 0 S. Carlsbad S.B. CDPR 1 0 0 1 CDFG 12 14 8 5 San Elijo Lagoon County/CDFG 0 0 0 0 Cardiff SB CDPR 0 0 0 0 San Dieguito Lagoon State 0 0 0 0 Del Mar City Beach City of Del Mar Los Penasquitos Lagoon CDPR 0 0 0 0 Torrey Pines SB- Blacks CDPR 0 La Jolla City of S. Diego S. Mission Beach City of S. Diego 0 0 0 River Channel (incl. Dog Beach) City of S. Diego 0 0 0 0 Ocean Beach City of S. Diego 0 Mariner's Point City of S. Diego 0 0 Fiesta Island City of S. Diego 0 0 Sweetwater NWR USFWS/Port of SD 0 0 0 0 Chula Vista Wildlife Reserve SDCo. Airport Authority 0 0 0 0 SD NWR/Salt Works USFWS 0 4 6 6 NAS North Island US Navy 4 22 4 15 Coronado Beach City of Coronado Naval Amphibious Base-Ocean US Navy 21 36 11 33 NAB Bay-Delta Beach US Navy 0 2 2 0 Silver Strand SB-Ocean CDPR 5 9 7 15 Silver Strand SB-Bay CDPR 0 0 0 Naval Radio Receiving Facility US Navy 0 8 3 8 South Bay Biological Reserve County of San Diego 0 Imperial Beach City of Imperial Beach 0 Estuary/Tijuana Slough NWR USFWS 3 12 10 8 Border Field SP CDPR 3 2 2 9 County Total 143 236 147 217

Total Unit 6 209 298 183 269

California Total 1680 1719 1362 1394

Pacific Coast Total 1817 1877 1537 1541

CDFG = Deparment of Fish and Game CDPR = California Department of Parks and Recreation BLM = US Bureau of Land Management USFWS = US Fish and Wildlife Service USNPS = US USFS = US Forest Service USACE = US Army Corps Engineers OPRD = OR Parks and Recreation Dept GGNRA = Golden Gate Nat. Recreation Area CCC = California Coastal Conserv.